Welcome back to Term 3 in Year 4

We hope you had a happy and safe Winter break!

This term we will be exploring the world of Narnia in English, focusing on C.S.Lewis’ classic story of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Our History topic revolves around the Anglo-Saxons and how they shaped Britain as we know it! We will be investigating the human body in Science by investigating the digestive system, why we eat and the part our teeth play. In Maths, we are continuing our learning on Multiplication and Division including formal methods for working out, and learning how to play Basketball in P.E! This term, we will be joined by the wonderful Ms Knight to teach us some brass and woodwind instruments in Music, and Computing will be focused on coding. In R.E, we will be looking at ‘Galilee to Jerusalem’ where we learn more about Jesus as the Messiah and making links to our PSHE lessons which will focus on how we are all different and how we can celebrate these differences!

 

Home Learning in Year 4

Home learning will continue to be set on Google classroom each week. Children will be given assignments in maths, spellings and reading comprehension with additional enrichment activities. Home learning will be set on Fridays on Google classroom and should be handed in the following Thursday on Google Classroom. If your child is unable to access Google Classroom, please let us know so that we can provide them with a paper copy or assist you with accessing Google Classroom.

Spellings

A list of spellings for each week will be given out after an initial spelling assessment has been undertaken. Your child will be tested in class on Friday with the words listed and new spellings will be set on Friday. We encourage children to learn spellings using a range of techniques like:

The Look, Cover, Write, Check method                  the pyramid method                    the rainbow method

LOOK at the word                                                                        t                                                           famous

COVER the word                                                                         th                                                         circle

WRITE the word                                                                         the                                                        earth              

CHECK their spelling against the word.                               then                                                      various

Spellings will be available on Google Classroom. If your child is unable to access Google Classroom, please let us know so that we can provide them with a paper copy or assist you with accessing Google Classroom.

Reading

Your child will continue to bring home a reading book every day to share with you. 'Free Reading’ books may be chosen from the class library or from home. Please encourage your child to choose books that are a little challenging for them to read. Comics and easy books are also great to read as they can improve comprehension skills and give ideas for story writing, but they will not stretch their vocabulary and reading ability. Please encourage your child to read with expression, and to express opinions about the characters in the story, the plot, and what might happen next. Reading books and reading record should be brought to school each day.

Maths

All pupils have been given login details for Times Tables Rock Stars and Professor Assessor. The main aim for Numeracy home learning in the coming terms will be focusing on that quick recall of our times tables facts. The ‘Soundcheck’ option on TTRS is aimed to replicate the MTC. Numeracy homework assignments will be given for the children to complete on computers/tablets at home. Each child will get an assignment unique to them, to practise skills that have been taught in the numeracy lessons.

Water Bottles

Please ensure your child brings a named bottle to school every day, filled with water. The children are allowed to fill their water bottles up during the day if they run out. Please ensure water bottles are taken home regularly and washed.

Timetable of things to remember!

Please help your child to take responsibility themselves for the things that they need to remember.  Perhaps your child could cut out the timetable and place it somewhere at home or in their school bag to remind them each day.

Day	I need to remember...
Monday	Wear P.E. uniform
Tuesday	Wear school uniform
Wednesday	Wear P.E. uniform
Thursday	Home Learning handed in Wear school uniform
Friday	Home Learning given out Spelling Test and new spellings given out Wear school uniform Take water bottle home to be washed

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the school office to arrange to speak with Mrs Henry-Chapman.

Kind regards, 

The Year 4 Team